Happy Christmas and Best Wishes for the New Year!

This Movember I’ve decided to donate my face to raising awareness about prostate cancer.  My donation and commitment is the growth of a moustache for the entire month of Movember, which I know will generate conversation, controversy, hilarity and laughter, especially as I have had facial hair continuously since my teens except for a very brief period. 

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. One man dies every hour from the disease in the UK. Two years ago my brother died from Prostate Cancer just 69 days after being diagnosed.  This is a cause that I feel passionately about and I’m asking you to support my efforts by making a donation to The Prostate Cancer Charity.

To help, you can either: -    go to this link http://uk.movember.com/donate/your-details/member_id/699648/
and donate online using your credit card or PayPal account .
Or,-   
Send cheques and CAF vouchers (made payable to ‘The Prostate Cancer Charity Re Movember’) directly to The Prostate Cancer Charity, First Floor, Cambridge House, Cambridge Grove, London W6 0LE. Be sure to include my name or Team Thundertache on the back of the cheque.The Prostate Cancer Charity will use the money raised by Movember for the development of programs related to awareness, public education, advocacy, support of those affected, and research into the prevention, detection, treatment and cure of prostate cancer.  For more details on the impact Movember is having please visit http://uk.movemberfoundation.com/research-and-programs. Just think about the statistic, “One man dies every hour from the disease in the UK.”  That was 24 yesterday, 24 today and 24 tomorrow and the next day….. 1,368 by Christmas!

11% of men will suffer from Prostate Cancer. My brother was one and he died just 69 days from being diagnosed. Please, please support this effort to raise awareness and funding for Prostate Cancer!

The Mo Song- A Movember charity song by Hannah-Rei
My brother Chris made many contributons to music during his life but died too soon from Prostate Cancer. Hannah, Chris’s neice is fundraising through music. Please support prostate cancer by downloading the song performed by Hannah and Sophie by clicking on the following link.
The Mo Song

Prostate Vigilance in Chris’s own words.
When Chris wrote this, he didn’t appreciate the seriousness of his condition and never suspected that he only had 69 days left!
But as a measure of the man he wanted other people to avoid the pain and discomfort. Even though he didn’t tell me until May 4th, he wanted to avoid upsetting people, I wasn’t offended. That was just the way he was.

On Apr 18, 7:02 am, Chris Rockcliffe wrote:
This is very OT for sure. I know too that a lot of other people in RMMGA (a newsgroup) have personal and health problems of their own and of sick loved ones to deal with. But it seems logical to me to be honest with folks in here – folks – some I’ve known in cyberspace or in the flesh for a decade, and so avoid people half-guesssing and speculation etc.

For the last month I’ve had urinary health problems being looked at by GPs and specialists and at the end of last week it took a turn for the worse and I was kept in hospital for tests.

I had a half hour discussion with the registrar before I left yesterday. I am being optimistic right now, but I have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Unfortunately, it is not what is deemed ‘early stage’ as they think it has spread to my bones (pelvis). It is all a bit new and hasn’t quite sunk in yet.

I had MRI scans, CT scans, bone scan, biopsies as well as blood tests and physical and camera examination. By yesterday I was feeling like the last oven ready-chicken on the shelf; poked, squeezed, plucked, gutted and ready for purchase and consumption.

After a week of tests, the medical team felt confident enough to tell me roughly where I am with the disease. There’s a lot of ‘stuff’ to come on the medical front. They haven’t even completed the diagnosis yet.

The important thing for me is to come to terms with it; do what I need to do to increase my chances; try and stay positive and trust the medical team to be doing what they can to fight the disease in the most efficacious way; whilst maximising my quality of life.

All I can say to the guys in here reading this is… if you have ANY problems or changes with urination (tightness, more/less frequent, bleeding etc) and/or the production of seminal fluid (orgasm with little or no sperm) and/or lower back pain…. DON’T delay – get checked out fast – as time is all-important.

Music as ever will play a big part in my being optimistic and thinking positively – just as it has for others; and I hope to be enjoying my music, guitars and all that go with them for some time yet. Playing piano and guitar is great therapy. I aint bequeathing my guitars just yet.
CR
Chris Rockcliffe – His music and Prostate Cancer in his own words.
Thanks for supporting this work and remembering Chris. XX

Movember – Changing the Face of Men’s Health
E: info.uk@movember.com
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Movember is proud to continue its growth supported by Burton, Dermalogica, Finlandia, Lovefilm, Rockstar and Wilkinson Sword.
More information on Movember’s men’s health partner can be found at http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk.

Hannah-Rei “Reminisce” EP

 1. Another Chance 03:40
 
 2. In The Subway 04:26
 
 3. I Can’t 05:24
 
 4. Reminisce 03:26
 
 5. Do It All Again 03:37 

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